Neuroepithelial cysts of the posterior fossa. Case report.
The authors report the case of a patient harboring a posterior fossa neuroepithelial cyst who presented with positional facial weakness and syncope. The patient recovered rapidly after cyst fenestration and placement of an internal cyst-cisternal shunt. The pathogenesis and principles of diagnosis and management of these rare lesions are reviewed.
Ciricillo
S F
SF
Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
Davis
R L
RL
Wilson
C B
CB
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